"I was the fifteenth to order, and I received the book! It has Teacher Lin Yu's signature, and it's so beautiful."
"I was lucky enough to win a prize. My grandfather is from the Calligraphy Association, and he said he's not nearly as good as Teacher Lin Yu."
"Lin Yu-da's fairy tales are great, and the calligraphy is fantastic. Too bad I didn't win a prize, so I can only admire it online."
Many people who received the books showed them off.
Some people who got signed books posted them online and on their Moments, receiving lots of likes.
This wave of popularity attracted even more people to read the books.
After reading them and finding them enjoyable, they placed orders.
"Sales and word-of-mouth are both soaring, awesome!"
"That whoever's book from the year before last did well at first, but then the reviews tanked, and sales plummeted in a short time."
Everyone at Heart of Childhood Net was in a good mood.
Lin Yu had brought a lot of traffic to the website. The boss was making money; how could their bonuses be less?
"Old Chen, based on the current situation, maybe these five hundred thousand copies will sell out in half a month," Liang Zhirong, the boss of Heart of Childhood Net, said to Chen Xihan.
He was in a very good mood.
The royalty rate he had promised Lin Chen was a bit high, but it was nothing compared to the boost Lin Chen had given the website.
Chen Xihan laughed. "I originally estimated that these five hundred thousand copies would take at least twenty days to sell. It looks like it won't take that long now."
"Lin Chen's signature brought quite a bit of buzz."
Liang Zhirong said with a chuckle, "We saved money. It'd probably cost a million to get this much attention."
"Knock, knock!"
A knock sounded at the door.
"Come in."
Liang Zhirong said.
Soon, someone pushed the door open and came in. He said excitedly, "Boss, Old Gu, the chairman of the Calligraphy Association, praised Teacher Lin Yu's calligraphy on Weibo."
"He also said Teacher Lin Yu's fairy tales are very good, and he plans to read them to his granddaughter."
Liang Zhirong's eyes lit up.
Even though the Calligraphy Association didn't have much of a presence, someone like Old Gu still wielded considerable influence.
Many official media outlets followed Old Gu.
"Boss, it's great that Old Gu is supporting us. I was worried that we'd attract unwanted attention and that some people would try to smear us, but I feel much better now," Chen Xihan said with delight.
With Old Gu openly supporting them, those who wanted to smear them would have to think twice.
Liang Zhirong excitedly said, "With Old Gu's post, some official media outlets will likely help us with some free publicity."
"The second batch might sell out in ten days."
Chen Xihan nodded.
That was entirely possible.
If the popularity increased, many people would spontaneously promote it, and good word-of-mouth would naturally lead to better sales.
China's birth rate had declined, but the number of children in the previous few years was not small, and they were at the age for listening to stories.
The fairy tales Lin Chen wrote were suitable for children aged two to six or seven, and there should be fifty million children in this age group.
The first and second batches combined only totaled eight hundred thousand copies.
Parents were willing to spend money on their children.
Besides, a book didn't cost much.
"Knock, knock!"
Not long after, someone knocked on Liang Zhirong's office door again.
"More good news?"
Liang Zhirong asked, looking at the person who entered.
"Boss, a female celebrity just posted. She bought the book, read the story to her child, and the child loved it. She recommended the book to her fans."
"She has tens of millions of fans!"
The editor who entered said excitedly.
Liang Zhirong and Chen Xihan exchanged a look. "Old Chen, it seems we underestimated Lin Yu."
Chen Xihan nodded. "Celebrities cherish their reputations; they rarely advertise for free like this."
"They genuinely like it."
"With the first one, there might be more."
Liang Zhirong and Chen Xihan went outside.
The sales curve was displayed on the big screen. The sales had initially dropped, but now they were rapidly increasing.
A celebrity with tens of millions of fans had a strong influence.
"At this rate, these 500,000 copies will be gone in at most ten days," Chen Xihan said.
Liang Zhirong laughed. "Old Chen, you're being conservative. We can't afford celebrities, but their endorsements are powerful. Fifty thousand copies probably won't last a week."
Three days passed in a flash.
Over a dozen celebrities had helped with the free promotion. The second batch of fifty thousand copies had completely sold out!
"Order another million?"
"Mr. Liang, don't you think you're overdoing it?"
Lin Chen said, surprised.
Chen Xihan and the others hadn't said anything, and he hadn't asked. He hadn't expected that they would sell out again in just three days.
"Lin Chen… no, Lin Yu, you wouldn't believe how popular your fairy tales are now. Ordering another million copies, we can definitely sell them within a month."
Liang Zhirong said with a chuckle.
Lin Chen said, "Director Liang, since you're confident, I'm definitely fine with it. Of course I'll take your money."
Liang Zhirong coughed lightly, "Lin Yu, there's a small problem. Many people have complained that the second batch didn't have signed books. Could we arrange another batch of signed books for the third batch?"
Lin Chen: "..."
"How many do you need?"
Liang Zhirong said, "How about two thousand?"
Lin Chen sighed inwardly. Wouldn't it take half a day to sign two thousand books?
"Alright."
"Have Li Lin send the books to the usual place."
Lin Chen said.
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Soon, Lin Chen and Liang Zhirong signed the third contract.
The last time, 500,000 copies earned them 2.35 million. This time, it was one million copies, and he received 4.8 million.
His royalty rate varied depending on sales.
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"Ding!"
Liang Zhirong quickly arranged for the financial department to transfer the money.
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Lin Chen's bank card balance now showed a whopping 7.9 million.
If it weren't for a city like Magic City, seven million nine hundred thousand might have been enough to live a comfortable, laid-back life.
"Waaah, waah."
Lin Xiaoxi started to cry.
Lin Chen quickly came out of the study and into the living room.
"Xiaoxi, what's wrong?"
Lin Chen quickly picked up Lin Xiaoxi and asked.
Tears welled up in Lin Xiaoxi's eyes: "Daddy, I scraped my hand, Daddy, look, I'm hurt."
Lin Chen quickly checked.
Lin Xiaoxi's hand was indeed a little red, but the skin wasn't even broken. If he'd come a bit later, the redness would probably have disappeared.
"Daddy will rub it for you."
"Xiaoxi, be good, don't cry, it's okay," Lin Chen said.
Lin Xiaoxi: "Daddy, aren't we putting on medicine? When I got hurt before, Mommy would put medicine on it for me."
"Alright, Daddy will put some on for you," Lin Chen said, feeling a little amused.
By now, the redness was almost invisible.
He fetched the medicine box.
Worried that Lin Xiaoxi might get hurt, he had prepared a medicine box with some common medications.
"Host applies medicine to Lin Xiaoxi, obtaining the Ancient Medical Skills skill."
"Thirty hours to Grandmaster level, sixty hours to Grandmaster level."
The system's voice rang in Lin Chen's mind.
Lin Chen was stunned.
He actually obtained Ancient Medical Skills just from applying medicine to Lin Xiaoxi.
This was quite strong.
Generally, it takes ten hours to reach Grandmaster level and twenty hours to reach Great Grandmaster level. This one takes three times that long.
Of the skills he's acquired so far, this one ranks second in difficulty, with only aircraft manufacturing technology being more demanding.
That one requires fifty hours and a hundred hours, respectively.
"Xiaoxi, does it still hurt?"
Lin Chen asked with a smile.
It seems he couldn't look at it from an adult's perspective. Applying medicine to Lin Xiaoxi actually yielded such a significant result.
Ancient Medical Skills is a good thing indeed.
"Hehe, it doesn't hurt anymore."
"Dad is the best!"
Lin Xiaoxi said, hugging Lin Chen's head and giving him a kiss.
"System, how do I level this up?"
"There doesn't seem to be any opportunities normally."
Lin Chen thought in his mind.
System: "Host, it's common for children to get sick."
"Uh…then it's better not to level this up for now!"
Lin Chen didn't want Lin Xiaoxi to get sick.
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